BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
3120 RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA 98144 www.seattlebsa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE COUNCIL'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ORGANIZE AND SUPERVISE THE SCOUTING PROGRAM. THE SCOUTING PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS LED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, CHARACTER BUILDING, CITIZENSHIP TRAINING, CAREER EXPLORATION AND HIGH ADVENTURE PROGRAMS.

TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES OVER THEIR LIFETIMES BY INSTILLING IN THEM THE VALUES OF THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW.

SCOUTS BSA IS A FAMILY- AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRAM FOR YOUTH 11 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE. WITH THE SCOUT OATH AND SCOUT LAW AS GUIDES, AND THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS, COMMUNITY AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, THESE YOUTH DEVELOP AN AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THEIR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND BECOME GOOD CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM TEACHES LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DIFFERENT METHODS, SUCH AS ADVANCEMENT, CAMPING AND TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 7,354 YOUTH IN 2019.

CUB SCOUTING IS A FAMILY- AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRAM FOR YOUTH 6 TO 10 YEARS OF AGE. CUB SCOUTS LEARN CITIZENSHIP, COMPASSION, AND COURAGE THROUGH SERVICE PROJECTS, CEREMONIES, GAMES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PROMOTING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 9,992 YOUTH IN 2019.

VENTURING IS A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN 14 (OR 13 WITH COMPLETION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE) THROUGH 20 YEARS OF AGE. VENTURING PROVIDES EXPERIENCES TO DEVELOP YOUTH TO BECOME MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, CARING ADULTS. EACH PROGRAM IS SPECIFIC TO THE YOUTH PARTICIPATING. THERE ARE ROBOTIC GROUPS, HIGH ADVENTURE GROUPS, COMPUTER GROUPS, AND SHIPS. THE ONE THING THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH VENTURING IS THAT THE YOUTH RUN THE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 731 YOUTH IN 2019.

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